EP2396976A4 - Method and device for acoustic sealing and occlusion effect mitigation - Google Patents
Method and device for acoustic sealing and occlusion effect mitigationInfo
- Publication number
- EP2396976A4 EP2396976A4 EP10741875A EP10741875A EP2396976A4 EP 2396976 A4 EP2396976 A4 EP 2396976A4 EP 10741875 A EP10741875 A EP 10741875A EP 10741875 A EP10741875 A EP 10741875A EP 2396976 A4 EP2396976 A4 EP 2396976A4
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- occlusion effect
- acoustic sealing
- effect mitigation
- mitigation
- acoustic
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
- A61F11/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the ears or hearing sense; Non-electric hearing aids; Methods or devices for enabling ear patients to achieve auditory perception through physiological senses other than hearing sense; Protective devices for the ears, carried on the body or in the hand
- A61F11/06—Protective devices for the ears
- A61F11/08—Protective devices for the ears internal, e.g. earplugs
- A61F11/10—Protective devices for the ears internal, e.g. earplugs inflatable or expandable
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
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US15254509P | 2009-02-13 | 2009-02-13 | |
US16124109P | 2009-03-18 | 2009-03-18 | |
PCT/US2010/024312 WO2010094034A1 (en) | 2009-02-13 | 2010-02-16 | Method and device for acoustic sealing and occulsion effect mitigation |
Publications (2)
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EP2396976A1 EP2396976A1 (en) | 2011-12-21 |
EP2396976A4 true EP2396976A4 (en) | 2013-04-03 |
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Country Status (3)
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US (2) | US9539147B2 (en) |
EP (1) | EP2396976A4 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2010094034A1 (en) |
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- 2010-02-16 WO PCT/US2010/024312 patent/WO2010094034A1/en active Application Filing
- 2010-02-16 EP EP10741875A patent/EP2396976A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2010-02-16 US US13/201,312 patent/US9539147B2/en active Active
- 2010-05-24 US US12/785,682 patent/US8848939B2/en active Active
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US8848939B2 (en) | 2014-09-30 |
US9539147B2 (en) | 2017-01-10 |
US20110235843A1 (en) | 2011-09-29 |
WO2010094034A1 (en) | 2010-08-19 |
US20120101514A1 (en) | 2012-04-26 |
EP2396976A1 (en) | 2011-12-21 |
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